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Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: October 2nd, 2019, 3:44 am
by RGrew176
If you have bookmarked a boating related website that you feel can be helpful to your fellow boaters post it here.

Here is one I feel fits the bill.

https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en# ... dl=2;dc=0;

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: October 2nd, 2019, 4:41 am
by Midnightsun
When in shipping lanes and for timing locks this is real handy not to mention cool. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 5.0/zoom:4

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: October 2nd, 2019, 10:51 am
by PJHoffnet
For cruising the AICW
- Cruiser's Net
- Bob and Ann Shere's FaceBook Group and Blog

General Cruising from an experienced couple
- The Boat Galley

Weather
- National Hurricane Center (OK, I live in Fl, might be applicable to you)
- Windy

Cummins Engines parts and help with problems
- Cummins QuickServe
- Seaboard Marine

Navigation
- USCG Navigation center ... start here, links to all their stuff

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: October 3rd, 2019, 5:28 am
by CYO Admin
Great idea, Rick. Made this a sticky :pirate:

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: March 2nd, 2020, 11:40 am
by JvilleJeremy68
I gotta go with Panbo... some of the stuff is above my technological paygrade, but I get a lot of good info from there.

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: May 7th, 2020, 5:41 pm
by Fishboy
Great idea Rick! Here's one I use a lot on the western Great Lakes, real time info on winds, water temps, wave height and trends. Those on the salt water will find it useful too.

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: May 7th, 2020, 5:46 pm
by Fishboy
Fishboy wrote:Source of the post Great idea Rick! Here's one I use a lot on the western Great Lakes, real time info on winds, water temps, wave height and trends. Those on the salt water will find it useful too.

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/


I should have mentioned that bouys are decommissioned for the winter, at least in Lakes Superior and Michigan, and haven't been commissioned yet due to the Covid 19.

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: May 27th, 2020, 9:13 am
by RGrew176
Here is another one for wind and direction. Can be used anywhere in the world. There is also an app that you can install on your phone.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/w ... ,40.91,605

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: August 24th, 2020, 7:07 pm
by PossiblyPaul
RGrew176 wrote:Source of the post Here is another one for wind and direction. Can be used anywhere in the world. There is also an app that you can install on your phone.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/w ... ,40.91,605

Rick, I'd be more inclined to use Ventusky (https://www.ventusky.com/?p=54.38;-5.48;8&l=wind-10m) for that purpose; it's quite a bit more useful at local level, and on a tablet next to your Navionics (or whatever) display is something I've come to trust quite well.

Re: Helpful Boating Websites

Posted: August 25th, 2020, 7:53 am
by RGrew176
PossiblyPaul wrote:Source of the post
RGrew176 wrote:Source of the post Here is another one for wind and direction. Can be used anywhere in the world. There is also an app that you can install on your phone.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/w ... ,40.91,605

Rick, I'd be more inclined to use Ventusky (https://www.ventusky.com/?p=54.38;-5.48;8&l=wind-10m) for that purpose; it's quite a bit more useful at local level, and on a tablet next to your Navionics (or whatever) display is something I've come to trust quite well.


Will have to check it out. Thanks.